Edo Sensitizes Residents Against Illegal Logging

Edo Sensitizes Residents Against Illegal Logging

Edo government on Thursday, took to some major streets in Benin and communities hosting the state’s forest reserves to sensitize the residents against illegal logging and bush burning.  The Acting Team leader, Edo State Oil Palm Programme Implementation Office, Mr...
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Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students

Okomu Oil Meets 29 Host Communities, Presents 2021 Bursary To 37 Students

As part of measures to sustain cordial working relationship, the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, on Wednesday, met with its 29 host communities.   The company also used the opportunity to present N90,000 cheque each to 37 students of...
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Obaseki Congratulates Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Ebosele Ekpu At 90

Obaseki Congratulates Archbishop Emeritus, Patrick Ebosele Ekpu At 90

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has celebrated the Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Benin, Most. Rev. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu on his 50th Episcopal anniversary and 90th birthday celebration, saluting his contributions to the development of Edo...
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Oil Palm Takes Centre Stage As More Investors Indicate Interest In Edo Summit

Oil Palm Takes Centre Stage As More Investors Indicate Interest In Edo Summit

Players in the oil palm industry, as well as smallholders and large-scale oil palm plantation investors, will on Friday, November 12, 2021, converge in  Benin City, Edo State during the Alaghodaro Summit, to explore opportunities in the state’s ric...
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Pupils Abducted In Edo

Pupils Abducted In Edo

Two pupils of Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo State were kidnapped on Tuesday at 5.35 p.m on the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government Area.  The spokesman for the police command in the state, SP Kontongs...
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Dangote, Presco, Okomu Oil For Edo Investment Summit

Dangote, Presco, Okomu Oil For Edo Investment Summit

Dangote Group, Presco Plc, Okomu Oil Palm Plc have declared interest to participate in the 2021 Alaghodaro investment Summit scheduled to take place between November 12 and 14, 2021, with the theme, “Edo of Our Dreams: Building a Sustainable Future.”...
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Edo Appoints CPCS Transaction Adviser For Benin River Port

Edo Appoints CPCS Transaction Adviser For Benin River Port

Edo State has appointed port logistics and infrastructure firm, CPCS transaction advisers for Benin River Port.  This was made known at the maiden Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS) recently held in Lagos with the session theme “Achieving ...
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Seplat Energy Begins Supply Of Power To Oben Cottage Hospital In Edo

Seplat Energy Begins Supply Of Power To Oben Cottage Hospital In Edo

As part of its continuous community development programmes, Seplat Energy Plc has commissioned a project for power supply to Oben Cottage Hospital from its Oben gas facility at Oben Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State   Seplat in a statement...
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Lagos, Edo Top List As Nigeria Records 210 New COVID-19 Cases

Lagos, Edo Top List As Nigeria Records 210 New COVID-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths with 210 additional cases in the last 24 hours.  NCDC, in its latest update on Sunday morning, explained that the cases were reported in 12 states and the...
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Shell Begins One-Year Vocational Training For 40 Imo youths

Shell Begins One-Year Vocational Training For 40 Imo youths

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has commenced a one-year professional and vocational training for 40 youths from the SPDC Joint Venture host communities of the Assa North and Ohaji South gas project in Imo State.  “The....
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Obaseki Celebrates Igbinedion At 87

Obaseki Celebrates Igbinedion At 87

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has celebrated the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion on his 87th birthday, describing him as a generational gift to the state, Nigeria, Africa and the World at large.   Obaseki spoke to j...
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Edo To Partner NIMASA On Benin River Port

Edo To Partner NIMASA On Benin River Port

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday said the state will partner Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in actualising the Benin River port project.   He made this known when the Director-General of NIMASA, Mr...
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Edo, BoI Unveil N2b MSME Fund, Target 50,000 Businesses

Edo, BoI Unveil N2b MSME Fund, Target 50,000 Businesses

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Edo Allocates 57,000 Hectares Of Land To Oil Palm Investors

Edo Allocates 57,000 Hectares Of Land To Oil Palm Investors

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, disclosed that the State Government has allocated over 57,000 hectares of land to smallholders and large oil palm plantation investors in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, under the Edo...
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